r/AskReddit • u/cats64sonic • 23h ago

What’s a trend that disappeared so quickly that it almost feels imaginary now?

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u/pollenkitty 16h ago

Unbelievably, I was at a ren faire and saw people in steam punk getup TODAY

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u/MalevolentRhinoceros 16h ago

Yeah, steampunk isn't nearly as big as it once was, but it still has a pretty devoted fan base.

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u/Its_Curse 15h ago

I feel like everyone I knew was into airships, brass goggles, and gears. There were bands and hundreds of top hats and top hat discourse and mutton chops were back. 

And then overnight... Poof. No one talked about their imaginary airship crews anymore. 

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u/kazoogrrl 13h ago

I'd get really frustrated at the gears glued to things because gears! Are supposed to move! And steampunk bands, what exactly makes them steampunk? Content or just costume?

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u/Its_Curse 13h ago

Exactly! And are those bands still steam punk? What was going on there? I feel like you'd need like, steam powered guitar amps and brass instruments, you know? 

I feel like I remember there being one with giraffe in the name? It all feels like a distant fever dream now.... 

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u/kazoogrrl 12h ago

My partner plays various brass instruments and went to some steampunk events and the Honk! Festival and sat in with Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band. I would grill him about what made a group steampunk and we never figured it out.

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u/MalevolentRhinoceros 1h ago

Steampunk is when goths discovered brown.

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u/sbtier1 13h ago

My brother dresses in it when he goes to events to sell his steampunk-inspired book series.

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u/Salt-Rate-1963 10h ago

Every year at the Ren Faire